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Live your life in such a way,
that when your feet hit the floor in the morning,
Satan shudders & says....'Oh shit!....she's awake!!'
If I were the rental company, for that $1800 I would declare the family do not need to pay the towing/key cost. I reckon that could also go to the media, giving me nationwide exposure (and possibly Australian exposure too!) at the cost of only $1800. That is a very cheap exposure!
Would that make me lower than low though?
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Not quite:
http://www.acc.co.nz/claims/am-i-covered/index.htm
ACC offers 24-hour, seven-day-a-week, no-fault eligibility for comprehensive injury cover for everyone in New Zealand:
• no matter what you’re doing or where you are when you’re injured – driving, playing sport, at home, at work.
• no matter how the injury happened, even if you did something yourself to contribute to it.
• no matter what age you are or whether you’re working – you might be retired, a child, on a benefit or studying.
Visitors to New Zealand are also eligible for cover, as are New Zealanders who travel overseas on short trips.
What if I am a visitor to New Zealand?
If you need information about ACC in your own language we have interpreters for over 30 different languages, and Pacific and Asian advisors who can provide cultural support and help. See the Claims index for more information, or contact ACC Claims.
If you’re injured during your visit to New Zealand, ACC may be able to help with the cost of treatment and support you need while you’re here. However, it is important to be aware that you cannot sue for personal injury – ACC replaces that right.
ACC only covers treatment and rehabilitation costs while you are in New Zealand; it is not a replacement for travel insurance and does not cover illness, disrupted travel plans or emergency travel to get you back home. We recommend you arrange travel insurance before visiting New Zealand.
Oops! Thanks for clearing that up, Mully!
I used to work for Auckland Hospital (in the days when they were CHEs) and it was one of my jobs to send bills to the families of the unfortunate victims of mishaps in NZ. (Definitely one of the worst jobs I ever had.) We used to bill families of accident victims directly, but it looks things have changed, and that is not done any more. Thank goodness!
There is no such thing as bad weather; only inappropriate clothing!
or or or what about stupid motorcycle riders who crash, or rugby players?? most climbers i know are part of a SAR team, and quite often rescue car drivers (over cliffs etc). most mountain rescues involve the victom making a rather large donation to the team anyway, so i guess the south westland team should have some funding in the pipe line, they are after all the ones who risked their necks for a couple of stiffs, they get bugger all funding from the govt. so if climbers pay to get rescued, we pay to get scraped off roads, fair enough eh
This is not a case of an "accident"
This was 2 idiots walking past several warning signs and paying the price for their stupidity.
I believe that the rental company is quite entitled to look for compensation.
The claim should be made on the deceased's estate though. I don't think the family should have to pay. If the deceased estate has no money, then bad luck for the rental company.
Regards
DougieNZ
J'Ville
Wellington
do climbers not pay acc levies on their motorcycles/ cars/vans, and do they not put petrol in them. remeber the quote was for climbers, not overseas climbers climbing in nz. that is my point, but if you reckon climbers don't then i might have to ask for some money back from the govt. buy the way guided overseas climbers pay acc levies, its part of the guides fee. it fucks me off when dip shits start calling for climbers to pay for there own rescue.![]()
Jesus H Christ.
My Point is that overseas climbers should pay if they need to be rescued. We were, at the time, discussing whether overseas visitors were covered by ACC and my point was if they are not (covered by ACC) then why do they not have to pay to be rescued from mountains (or lakes, seas, etc for that matter)?
And I would suggest that guided climbers (who you claim pay ACC levies) do not have to be rescued as often as unguided climbers.
The ones that pay ACC levies should be fine - those who don't should have to pay the costs of their rescue is my point.
If you find a post by me where I have said "NZ Citizens should have to pay to be rescued" in any form, I will buy you a beer.
Oh, and if you are going to call people dip shits, you might want to sprinkle some capitals around your posts - and question marks where you are asking a question.
you said "And if not, why do people who need to be Search and Rescued off mountains not have to pay the costs?"
so either the only people who need to be rescued off mountains are not nz citizens or climbers are not considered nz citizens?? although i do agree with you, overseas travellers should have to pay for rescue, medical etc. maybe if you are a little more clearer in your posts. oh do you need question marks etc to understand my posts?. heres a couple to make up??????? hope thats enough to cover it, if there are a few left over, you can have them for later. SMA (capitals, cos i forgot)
OK then. One more time to clarify.
I was replying to post number 16 in this thread, by Klingon, which said that visitors were not covered by ACC if they got beaten up. I showed this by quoting said post in post 21 in this thread. Continuing this line of thought (the clue was "And if not", the "And" implies there was something before it) I asked if they didn't get ACC, why are S&R costs not billed to them. No-one else seems to have been confused as to who the "them" that I referred to was.
Be that as it may, given one of the country's main earners is tourism, it seems unlikely that compulsory travel insurance (probably by means of a levy) will be put onto people. Which, we seem to agree, sucks.
Oh, and it's not that I need question marks or capitals to understand your posts, it's just that calling people dipshits when it appears you type with your feet comes across a bit hypocritical. Especially when it seems you were the only person to mis-understand who I was talking about.
What's the name of the rental company?
If I'm ever in Chch, I'll definitely be renting a car from him.
It's only when you take the piss out of a partially shaved wookie with an overactive 'me' gene and stapled on piss flaps that it becomes a problem.
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